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Farmers’ welfare UP govt’s top priority: Yogi Adityanath
India | Oct 16, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTAmid widespread agitation against the three central farm laws in Punjab and Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that the farmers’ welfare and the growth of agriculture sector in the state are his government’s top priorities.
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Hathras case: Ramdas Athawale announces Rs 5 lakh aid to victim's family
News | Oct 06, 2020, 07:31 PM ISTMinister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale met the victim's family of Hathras alleged gang-rape case.
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Uttar Pradesh govt demolishes Rs 1 crore house of gangster Khan Mubarak
India | Sep 27, 2020, 09:05 PM ISTA two-storey house, worth over Rs 1 crore, of gangster Khan Mubarak was razed on Sunday in Ambedkar Nagar district, a government spokesperson said.
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JEE, NEET Exam 2020: Yogi Adityanath says UP govt in favour of holding exams
Higher Studies | Aug 28, 2020, 04:14 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government is in favour of holding the NEET and JEE, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. The statement comes following opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party and Congress demanding that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical colleges and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for engineering colleges be deferred due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mayawati promises hospitals named after great saints of all religions if BSP comes to power in UP
News | Aug 09, 2020, 04:18 PM ISTBSP chief Mayawati slammed Centre and Uttar Pradesh government for "poor management" during the time of pandemic.
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64 people who got jobs fraudulently in health dept nearly 2 decades ago dismissed in UP
India | Jun 14, 2020, 08:25 AM ISTChief Medical Officer of Mirzapur O P Tiwari has dismissed 64 people who had managed to get jobs in the health department through fraudulent means nearly two decades ago.
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Priyanka Gandhi slams UP government, says 'treat non-COVID patients seriously'
India | Jun 07, 2020, 02:35 PM ISTCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government after a pregnant woman lost her life as she struggled for 13 hours to get admitted to a hospital in Noida.
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'Such drastic steps should be covered by law': SC to UP govt on banners shaming CAA protesters
India | Mar 12, 2020, 12:16 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing Special Leave Petition filed by Uttar Pradesh Govt challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the concerned authorities to immediately remove the posters of those accused persons allegedly involved in vandalism during the CAA protests in the state.
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UP government gives more time to defaulting power consumers for paying dues
India | Mar 02, 2020, 04:23 PM ISTUttar Pradesh government has extended the deadline for two schemes till March 31, under which defaulting power consumers, including farmers, have more time to clear their dues.
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NHRC notice to UP govt over 'atrocities' on anti-CAA protesters
India | Feb 10, 2020, 05:50 PM ISTThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and the Director-General of Police (DGP), on a complaint filed by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over alleged police atrocities during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in the state.
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HC seeks UP government, AMU's reply on baton charge on students
India | Dec 19, 2019, 07:52 PM ISTThe Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the AMU administration to file its replies within two weeks on a plea about baton charge and tear gas shells used against students who were protesting against the controversial citizenship law.
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UP govt assures return of power staff's money invested in DHFL
India | Nov 24, 2019, 06:29 AM ISTOver Rs 2,600 crore of the power employees' provident fund (PF) was reportedly invested in the scam-hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL), prompting the state government to order a CBI probe.
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UP Government grants State Fair status to Deepotsav Mela in Ayodhya
News | Oct 22, 2019, 02:35 PM ISTUP Government grants State Fair status to Deepotsav Mela in Ayodhya. Yogi government approves Rs 33 crore for Deepotsav.
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Noida: Two booked for threatening UP government officials
Crime | Oct 06, 2019, 09:17 AM ISTThe case was registered at the Expressway police station on a complaint lodged by two irrigation department officials, they said.
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Mayawati terms UP govt move to include 17 OBCs in SC list selfish
India | Sep 17, 2019, 02:08 PM ISTStaying the notification on Monday, the high court directed the state government to file its reply in three weeks on a petition against its decision to declare 17 OBCs as SCs.
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Yogi Adityanath shuffles ministry, inducts 18 new members
India | Aug 21, 2019, 07:10 PM ISTTwenty-three ministers – the 18 new faces and five others who were elevated from the minister of state rank they held earlier – were sworn in by Governor Anandiben Patel at the Raj Bhavan. Six of the 23 were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six as ministers of state with an independent charge and the remaining 11 get the MoS rank. Their portfolios are likely to be announced later. Five ministers resigned Tuesday night from the original 43-member ministry.
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UP Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal Resigns Day Before Cabinet Reshuffle
News | Aug 20, 2019, 04:15 PM ISTUP Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal Resigns Day Before Cabinet Reshuffle
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SC stays NGT, asks UP govt to set up shrine board for 3 temples at Govardhan
India | Aug 02, 2019, 10:11 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday stayed the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) 2015 directive and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to constitute a shrine board for three temples in the pilgrimage town of Govardhan in Mathura district. The apex court also stayed another recent verdict of the NGT asking AK Awasthi, additional chief secretary of the state, to appear before it for non-compliance of its 2015 order, which issued directions on several issues including setting up of the shrine board.
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NHRC notice to UP government over injury to school children due to high-tension wire
India | Jul 16, 2019, 08:59 PM ISTThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the UP government into the incident in which over 50 students were injured after a high-tension wire fell into a primary school in Balrampur district.
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30 IAS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jul 06, 2019, 10:10 AM ISTIn a major administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred 30 IAS officers including the social welfare Director, Chief Minister's Secretary and PWD Special Secretary. The development happened close to midnight on Friday.